Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor founded Team Fusion Ltd in 2006, drawing on 22 years of experience in the military which, for most part was spent in the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) rising to the rank of Captain.

Robert has developed a unique business outlook, based on a wealth of experience and judgement within both the military and commercial contexts. This analytical outlook is based on understanding people, the operating environment and a focus on each individual client's requirement. As Managing Director, Robert maintains a hands on approach to all risk scenarios that present themselves across the scope of Team Fusion's activities.

During his time in the SAS, Robert was deployed to most operational theatres around the globe including Sierra Leone, Northern Ireland, Iraq, the Former Yugoslavia and Columbia. His key area of professional expertise developed during his time in the SAS was targeting and covert manoeuvre whilst analysing and countering patterns of criminal behaviour.

Amongst many leadership positions, Robert commanded an SAS unit in Baghdad at the outbreak of the most recent Iraq war as well as covert operations to counter drug smuggling in Columbia and most notably, a high profile rescue operation in Sierra Leone.

As part of his wider approach to problem solving in the British Army Robert undertook 3 external tours within the UK intelligence, security and counter terrorist organisations during which he was commended for bravery.

Robert is a keen skier and sailor, and spends his leisure time on the waters around Hampshire.

David Douglas QPM

David is a highly experienced former Detective Chief Superintendent with a wealth of experience gained during his 27 year career in the Metropolitan Police, from which he retired in 2007 to join Team Fusion. David is a crisis negotiations specialist and his principal area of expertise is the identification and management of risk scenarios. He actively oversees the security requirement for several high profile client portfolios on behalf of Team Fusion and consults on law enforcement and crisis negotiations.

During his time with the Metropolitan Police, David was a Senior Investigating Officer in numerous Kidnap and Extortion cases. He was also Head of the Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit at New Scotland Yard. During this time he was deployed globally working on behalf of the Foreign Office in highly volatile situations such as Sierra Leone, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Bangladesh and Yemen. He also acted as a crisis negotiation adviser to the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR) and Counter Terrorism Departments (CTD) in London.

During his time at the Serious Crime Directorate at New Scotland Yard, he led some of the most high profile investigations held in Britain in recent years including the investigation into the conspiracy theories relating to the death in Paris of Diana, the Princess of Wales and of alleged terrorist crimes in Northern Ireland.

David has led training courses in Negotiation and Crisis Management across the world and acted as an adviser on regulatory issues for various international sporting bodies. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Policing course in Quantico, USA.

Mark Perkins

Mark served in the British Army Commando Forces for over 18 years, retiring as a Major to take up his role with Team Fusion in 2009. Mark is principally deployed as a Security Consultant and project leader. He is Team Fusion's specialist in technical and architectural security, working with domestic residential, commercial and institutional clients. A versatile and skilled consultant, he focuses on identifying and managing security requirements and threat profile analysis of our high profile clients. Mark has a key role within Team Fusion for managing new clients, drawing up proposals and initial field surveys; a key tenet of Team Fusion's bespoke security solution ethos.

Mark's military operational deployments in the British Army include command postings to Afghanistan following 9/11, as well as tours in Iraq and the Balkans. His operational tour commands both in Afghanistan and Iraq were reconnaissance and surveillance focused, providing critical planning and operational experience. As an Army Officer, he also spent 2 years on secondment to Whitehall, working in central government as a military subject matter expert.

As part of his wider Commando training and operations, he has spent numerous winters in Norway training in arctic environments and has co-led expeditions across the Himalayas and to Mount Cook in New Zealand. A proficient skier who has represented Great Britain in World Cup Telemark, he has recently also taken up club road cycle racing. Mark holds an MSc in Design of Information Systems, is fluent in French and is proficient in winter sports as well as being confident in the mountain environment.

James Menday

James has spent 22 years in the armed forces, half of his service as a member of the United Kingdom Special Forces (SAS). He brings a wealth of operational experience to Team Fusion since joining the company in 2012.

James has been instrumental in the successful planning, preparation and deployment of the security arrangements for private clients and corporate organisations across the globe.

James' ability to relate his experience of working within multinational organisations, such as the UN and NATO, often under extreme operational pressure, has enabled him to quickly acclimatise himself to new organisations. He intuitively understands their dynamics, business rhythm and working practices to become an invaluable adviser as well as their security conduit reporting to other organisations. James is currently the project Director of a HNWI operation, with the additional responsibility of managing the expeditionary security of a high profile sports team with a global reach.

Our directors

Team Fusion Directors combine together to provide a wealth of operational experience. Practical knowledge of dealing with high-pressure and demanding situations is key to our ability to swiftly deliver an appropriate response in challenging situations. We work in close collaboration with our clients and ensure that there is a Team Fusion Director overseeing and managing the progress of each new client relationship.